Kansas City Chiefs announce what many have expected with GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium lease ending in 5 years
Chiefs officially set to move to Kansas after their current lease at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium ends.
They say all good things must come to an end.
Lamar Hunt moved the Dallas Texans to Kansas City, Missouri, where they’d become the Kansas City Chiefs before the 1963 season. The team’s original home in KCMO was at Municipal Auditorium before moving into Arrowhead Stadium ahead of the 1972 NFL season. When the Chiefs’ lease at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium comes to an end following the 2030 NFL season, Lamar’s son, Chiefs CEO and Chairman Clark Hunt, will move the team to a new home—this time, just across the state line to Kansas City, Kansas.
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly was slated for a “special announcement” at the Kansas State Capitol on Monday. That announcement was that the four-time Super Bowl champion Chiefs are taking their talents to the Sunflower State in 2031.
More details on the Chiefs’ reported move to Kansas from govenor Laura Kelly
At 3:00 p.m. CT on Monday, Kansas’ governor, Laura Kelly, held a press conference to officially announce that the Chiefs are moving to Kansas. Governor Kelly encapsulated how big a deal this is for the state of Kansas by saying the following:
“Today’s announcement is truly historic. Actually, it’s a little bit surreal. Today’s announcement will touch the lives of Kansans for generations to come. Today’s announcement is a total game-changer for our state, because today we are announcing an agreement to bring our beloved Kansas City Chiefs right here to Kansas.”
She also made a point to speak not just to the state of Kansas but to the United States as a whole, saying, “And to the rest of the nation, I say take heed, Kansas isn’t a flyover state, we are a touchdown state.”
On top of a new $3 billion domed stadium being built in Wyandotte County, it was also announced that a new training facility and team headquarters will be built in Olathe. This project is reportedly set to create more than 20,000 jobs and generate more than $4.4 billion in economic impact for the state of Kansas. It was also important for Governor Kelly to share that the state is not asking taxpayers to help with this project.
“This agreement protects Kanas tax payers, with the state’s portion coming from revenue generated by the stadium, entertainment venues and the star line district as well as lottery funds. So let me repeat the state’s portion of this project is paid for with revenue generated from the project, not with new taxes, not by shifting funding from other central state services, but with the new revenue that will be generated by the project itself.”
Missouri fumbled the Chiefs at the one-yard line
Back in April of 2024, Jackson County residents voted against extending a sales tax that would keep both the Chiefs and Royals in Missouri. In the months since, there hadn’t been significant progress made in Missouri to keep the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. Kansas legislators, however, approved a STAR bonds proposal designed to lure the team across state lines.
This past week, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas released the following statement upon learning that the Kansas Legislative Coordinating Council would hold a meeting to discuss the STAR bonds proposal further and move it along.
“The City, the State of Missouri, and the new executive team at Jackson County have continued negotiations with our teams through this week. Kansas City and its partners have made compelling but reasonable offers north of $1.5 billion with identifiable and backed sources of funds to maintain the legacy of Arrowhead Stadium while updating its facilities to remain among the finest in the National Football League and the World.
“Any decision to depart from such a legacy home would have no reflection on the outstanding people of Kansas City and Jackson County who, for 50 years, have given their passion, energy, and public investment into building the Chiefs into one of America’s finest sports brands. We’ll reserve further comment until we hear from the Kansas City Chiefs.”
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